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     at the said new Tobaccoe house This Deponent further saith he Liber D
     saw after this Derick Tunason & Obidiah Penock bring in An hogg
     to the said Tobaccoe house of his said Masters marke And this
     Deponent saith tht he did here his Masters servants say that they
     had killed severall of their Masters hoggs in the woods & eate them
     but further saith not          John Muschamp
     February 3rd 1669
     Juratus coram me
          Henry Adames
      The Deposition of Obediah Pennock aged thirty three years or [p. 144]
     there abouts sworne & Saith
      That about a fortnight before Christmas last past John Decre-
     veire Overseer of the hands of Capt James Neale did with the As-
     sistance of Meichor Kirkman make use of a key which belonged to
     the Come house of the said James Neale open & unlockt the house
     wherin the said Neale had lodged Certaine Pipes Barrells and Hoggs-
     heads of Wine and there Did enter and carry away a Quantity
     thereof likewise inviteing and encourageing All the servants of the [p. 145]
     said Neale to doe the same sweareing of them each in particular to
     conceale the fact and this they Continued doeing for severall
     nights together the parties that did enter to draw the Wine are
     as follow Impr John Decreveire him self who some times went in
     and when hee did not enter used to stand and watch by the Orchard
     gate of the sd Neales to see tht none Came from the dwelling to
     discover them the next and cheifest was Melchor Kirkman then
     Gerard FitsGerard Thomas Kiffy Thom Miller John Smith Chris-
     topher Enibuson Derick Enibuson Andreas Peterson & Jasper Elieson
     and that these servants Did kill in the woodes and secretly Carry [p. 146]
     and brought home and eat Unknown and without the Permission of
     their said Master one hogg & one Shoate, what marke these hoggs
     had this Deponent knoweth not and further cannot say
    Examined & Sworne before me     Obidiah Pennuck
      this 2nd of Februar 1668
          Jerome White
      The Deposition of Thomas Miller Aged twenty and five years or [p. ‘471
     there abouts sworne & Saith
      That about a fortnight before Christmas last past John Decre-
     veire overseer of the hands of Captaine James Neale did wth the
     Assistance of Melchor Kirkman make use of A Key which belonged
     to the Come house of Capt James Neale and did open and unlock
     the house wherein the said Neale had lodged Certaine Pipes barrells
     and hoggsheads of Wine Inviteing and encourageing all the rest of
     the Servants of the said Neale To doe the same this they Continued [p. 148]
     doeing for severall nights together the names of the parties that
     were Confiderates in this fact were As follow Imprimis John De
     Creveire himself who as this Deponent was informed did enter and